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SUBMITTER: Vincenti H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4354293 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vincenti H H Monchocé S S Kahaly S S Bonnaud G G Martin Ph P Quéré F F
Nature communications 20140311
The advent of ultrahigh-power femtosecond lasers creates a need for an entirely new class of optical components based on plasmas. The most promising of these are known as plasma mirrors, formed when an intense femtosecond laser ionizes a solid surface. These mirrors specularly reflect the main part of a laser pulse and can be used as active optical elements to manipulate its temporal and spatial properties. Unfortunately, the considerable pressures exerted by the laser can deform the mirror surf ...[more]